Wednesday, 10 August 2016

AFRICAN PROVERBS: On Leadership

Source: http://www.siliconafrica.com

1. Peace is costly but it is worth the expense. ~Kenyan proverb

2. War has no eyes ~ Swahili saying

3. When a king has good counselors, his reign is peaceful. ~Ashanti proverb

4. Peace does not make a good ruler. ~Botswana proverb

5. There can be no peace without understanding. ~Senegalese proverb

6. Milk and honey have different colors, but they share the same house peacefully. ~ African proverb

7. If you can’t resolve your problems in peace, you can’t solve them with war. ~ Somalian proverb

8. When there is peace in the country, the chief does not carry a shield. ~Ugandan proverb

9. Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far. ~ West African proverb

10. He who thinks he is leading and has no one following him is only taking a walk. ~ Malawian proverb

11. An army of sheep led by a lion can defeat an army of lions led by a sheep. ~ Ghanaian proverb

12. He who refuses to obey cannot command. ~ Kenyan proverb

13. A large chair does not make a king. ~ Sudanese proverb

14. A leader who does not take advice is not a leader. ~ Kenyan proverb

15. If the cockroach wants to rule over the chicken, then it must hire the fox as a body-guard. ~ Sierra Leone proverb


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